Window-sill



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vH. BREUER- WINDOW SILL.

No. 376,940. Patented Jan. 24. 1888. I

INVBNTOR WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYs. I

UNITED STATES H.YNEK BREUER, OF NEW PRAGUE, MINNESOTA- l PATENT OFFICE.

V WINDOW-SILL.

$PECIEICATION forming part ofLetters PatentNo. 376,940, dated"J'anuary24, 1888.

A n'bauun filed October 24, iss'z. Serial No. 253.1955. (No modelJ Toall iuhont itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, HYNEK BREUER, of New Prague, in-the county of Scottand State of Minnesota, haveinvented a new and Improved building, andthereby promote the durability of a brick, stone, or wooden structure inwhich the sill is used., 1

The invention consistsin certain novel features of construction of thewindow-sill, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference isto be had to the'accoinpanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front View of a portion of a Wall around a window-openingand with my improved window-sill applied as in use. Fig.

2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line :0 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the sill. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sections ofsills,

of different molded forms, and Figs; 6, and 7 are respectively a planand front View of a silljadapted for use with iron or metal frontbuildings.

I will-first describe the sill shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of thedrawings, and which is adapted more particularly for use in brick orstone buildings, but which may be used to advantage in woodenstructures. 7

This window-sill is formed with a ledge or plate, A, which rests on thewall of a building, and an ornamental or molded front pendent portion,B, which is preferably cast or formed with the plate A and projectsbelow said plate at the face of the wall of the building.

At itsrear or inner edge the sill-plate A is provided with anupwardly-projecting lip or flange, G, which enters a groove, d, made inthe underside of the sill D of a window-frame,

E, built into the wall. At the angle between the sillplate A and thefront'molded part, B,

5o of the sill a number of webs or flanges, u, are

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cast or fastened to serve as braces or binders to assure proper strengthof the sill, and the number of these bracing-webs a will vary withthelength andthickness of the sill'.

The sill-plate A is of sufficient length toex tend four inches'(more'orless) into the wall F of the building at each side of the windowframeopening, and the width of said plate A 6o 7 is sufficient to cause thewindow-frame sill D to overlap it an inch or two outside of the en"gaging lip and groove 0 d of the sill. andwin- (low-frame, as willappear from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. I v

It is obvious that the above'desc'ribe'd win- .dow-sillmay be veryeasily set in place, and

that when inpositio n its lip or 'flange Q will I prevent the beating ofrain or snow storms ontov the wall of thebuilding back .of the sill,and" thus will protect thewall andpromote its durability, and the flangeor lip will also exclude wind and dust from the inside of theFurthermore, the front. pendent plate or molding, B, while giving thewindow a neatly-finished appearance, will at the-same time effectuallyprevent the beatingof storms under the front of the main sill-plate A,and will thus protect the wall, and water running off the plate A willflow down onto'the molded plate B and .will drop from its face atpoints'b;

hence the wall'wil'l not be water-soaked to an I injurious extent. i v

When the sill is 'to --be,used for iron build;

ings, the top plate, A, having the pendent front molded plate, B, willbe provided at opposite ends with upwardly-projecting flanges G G, whichmay have any general form, either I straight, curved, or angular, toconform to the inside face or shape of pillars or posts H,aset at thesides of the' window-opening. pillars H, which will be boltedto thesillflanges G, are indicated in dotted lines in Fig.

These 6 of the'drawings, from which and Fig.7 the construction of themodifiedform of sill 'for iron buildings will be clearly understood.

I- purpose making the sill in one piece of metal cast in the ordinary.way, in iron or steel, thus giving ample strength'and great durabilityto the sills and allowing their manu-' facture at a low cost; but thesill may be made of one or more pieces of any suitable material.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a window-sill made with a mainplate, A, and a front pendent wall plate or molding, B, and said plate Aprovided with a lip or flange, C, at its inner edge and adapted to agroove in a window-frame,substantially as herein set forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a window-sill made with a mainplate, A, and a front pendent wall plate or molding, B, and web braces aat the angle of said plates A B,

and said plate A provided with upwardly-projecting flanges G, to whichthe window-pillars 20 may be bolted, substantially as herein set forth.

I-IYNEK BREUER.

XVil'nesses:

JOHN PROSHEK, FR ANK SKOIDAPULE.

